KALAMAZOO, MI — It appears the final domino in the disappearance of the Kalamazoo Valley Association has fallen.

Parchment and Comstock, the two KVA schools not invited to join the Southwestern Athletic Conference, will join the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Athletic Conference at the start of the 2015-2016 fall sports season.

“The feeling I got when I went down to the BCS meetings is that they are trying to do it the right way,” Parchment athletic director Jason Misner said. “They are trying to be very progressive in dealing with the problems people are facing.

“They are trying to construct it the way they think it should be and so it has long-lasting progress.”

In June, six KVA schools — Constantine, Schoolcraft, Hackett Catholic Prep, Kalamazoo Christian, Delton Kellogg and Galesburg-Augusta — were officially accepted into the SAC, leaving Parchment and Comstock without a legitimate conference for the future.

Comstock athletic director Justin Ansel said discussions with the BCS have been ongoing for months, but the acceptance of the six KVA schools pushed the process forward.

“I think this is just the next step,” Ansel said. “The KVA schools are going to the SAC and we’re going to the BCS.

“It’s a better fit for us and we’ll be going against schools our size, and I think that levels the playing field a bit.”

Parchment has been in the KVA since 1961 and Comstock re-entered the league this year after leaving the Wolverine.

Both Misner and Ansel said it was disappointing to see the KVA disappear, but said the future in the BCS appears to be bright.

“There wasn’t very many options, but it’s something we are excited about,” Misner said. “It’s an upstart league and everyone has a voice.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if other people start looking at it or it might get that mega conference feel rolling.”

Both schools were centrally located in the KVA, but Comstock and Parchment will now have to travel long distances for the majority of their conference games.

While the travel isn’t ideal, both athletic directors said they believed the move to the BCS was worth it.

“The BCS is going to be a little bit farther away, but it will be against schools our size,” Ansel said. “I’ll just have to make sure our out-of-conference schedule is close.”

Comstock (518) and Parchment (505) are the two biggest schools in terms of enrollment in the BCS, which is comprised of 15 schools.